Up in the Clouds

I make it a point not to have rules when I draw.When I draw or doodle or sketch or write in my sketchbooks, it's my one chance to not be anxious. If I want to draw type, I don't have to think of words— the first words I hear will be the words I draw. If I want to draw an object I search flickr for the first word I hear. I tell myself that I can't mess up, that nothing matters, that I'm simply moving my hand, my eyes, and my brain to sharpen their skills and keep them sharp. The more marks that I make, the more experience I have. That's how I see it.If I were to write a song by these principles it would be called "Up in the Clouds," I would have recorded over the last two weeks, and I would post it to my blog today. Well I did and it is and I did and I did.The story behind the instrumentation of the song is this:I was at my mom's house in Jacksonville for a few days last week, which provided me with access to a drum set and a tuned piano. I rarely get a chance to play drums, so trying to record drums was extremely frustrating; especially with a weak right knee and a malfunctioning bass pedal. So, anyway, I spent a while recording drums that were at least easy to play along with, then I recorded the piano. I listened to the drum/piano composition once or twice a day for about a week then I added vocals, then guitar. Like last time, this is all recorded with the internal MacBook microphone, and the guitar is acoustic.This song feels like one of my drawings.Up in the CloudsThere's something in the clouds, something in the clouds,and it's gonna come down.There's something in the clouds, something up in the clouds,and it's gonna come down.By the time we leave this place it will come down;For, as far as we can see,there's something in the clouds something in the cloudsand it's gonna come down.Something in the clouds, something up in the cloudsand it's gonna come downSomething in the clouds, something in the clouds,there's something in the cloudsSomething in the clouds, something in the clouds,and it's gonna come down.There's something in the clouds, something in the clouds.There's nothing in the clouds, nothing in the clouds.There's something in the clouds, something in the clouds.There's nothing in the clouds, nothing in the clouds.There was something in the clouds,and it came down on our way out.There was something in the clouds, something in the clouds,and it came down on our way out.There's nothing i—Something in the clouds.Nothing in the clouds.Nothing in the clouds.